Ruth Anne Arnum, 60, of Middle Island, said she can’t get past the 90-day sentence the driver who fled the scene got after running over her 23-year-old son, Dean Arnum. The first driver stayed at the crash site, but Corrilyn Meyer, the second driver to hit Arnum, left. Meyer, a U.S. Army veteran and Long Island nurse, was arrested six days later. A Newsday analysis of state crash data shows that hit-and-run incidents — especially fatal ones — have emerged as a stubborn and deadly trend. Hit-and-run crashes result in less serious charges without evidence a driver was intoxicated or drove recklessly. Families say 90-day sentences aren’t enough and offer an incentive to flee the scene. Read more on hit-and-run deaths on Long Island at the link in bio. - - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #suffolkcountyny #suffolkcounty #riverhead #middleisland #riverheadny #dangerousroads #hitandrun #crime #linkinbio